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5 books you should read before 2023 ends

As 2023 draws to a close, we have compiled a list of books we think you should read that capture the essence of the year and prepare you for another vibrant year of reading.

6d ago

Human virtue questioned in the not-so-small things

At a time when everyone is grappling with financial instability while combating the icy spree, Bill is grateful enough to have survived another year with his wife Eileen and five daughters.

2w ago

The alter ego of Agatha Christie

Absorbing these books is like viewing the world through the writer’s eyes—the pain she felt, the love she did not receive and the manner she perceived the people around her.

5 books for readers with an appetite

The Hundred Foot Journey is the story of an immigrant Indian family who sets up a restaurant right in front of a famous French relais and the feud it ensues.

6 wonderful books to celebrate the Women in Translation month

‘Women in Translation’ is an all-inclusive, international project that aims to terminate the continual discrimination faced by non-English female authors, and gives them due recognition.

5 travel books to get you in the mood for travelling

It must be surreal to observe the same moon from another destination of the world, from a place that is unfathomable to you, that for a long time seemed like a stranger.

Flesh in ruins

It is the disease that maintains the upper hand in the plot. A jarring voice of its own, the toxins spilling across the pages in bold, chaotic words.

5 books exploring the found-family trope in fiction

A cast of strangers come together as a family based on their common experiences, situations, and relationships rather than their kinship or blood relations.

December 27, 2023
December 27, 2023

5 books you should read before 2023 ends

As 2023 draws to a close, we have compiled a list of books we think you should read that capture the essence of the year and prepare you for another vibrant year of reading.

December 15, 2023
December 15, 2023

Human virtue questioned in the not-so-small things

At a time when everyone is grappling with financial instability while combating the icy spree, Bill is grateful enough to have survived another year with his wife Eileen and five daughters.

September 20, 2023
September 20, 2023

The alter ego of Agatha Christie

Absorbing these books is like viewing the world through the writer’s eyes—the pain she felt, the love she did not receive and the manner she perceived the people around her.

September 12, 2023
September 12, 2023

5 books for readers with an appetite

The Hundred Foot Journey is the story of an immigrant Indian family who sets up a restaurant right in front of a famous French relais and the feud it ensues.

August 31, 2023
August 31, 2023

6 wonderful books to celebrate the Women in Translation month

‘Women in Translation’ is an all-inclusive, international project that aims to terminate the continual discrimination faced by non-English female authors, and gives them due recognition.

July 14, 2023
July 14, 2023

5 travel books to get you in the mood for travelling

It must be surreal to observe the same moon from another destination of the world, from a place that is unfathomable to you, that for a long time seemed like a stranger.

May 18, 2023
May 18, 2023

Flesh in ruins

It is the disease that maintains the upper hand in the plot. A jarring voice of its own, the toxins spilling across the pages in bold, chaotic words.

May 17, 2023
May 17, 2023

5 books exploring the found-family trope in fiction

A cast of strangers come together as a family based on their common experiences, situations, and relationships rather than their kinship or blood relations.

May 1, 2023
May 1, 2023

5 books to read for International Workers’ Day

Concentrating on women workers from Bangladesh, Nepal, India and Pakistan, Women and Work in South Asia also tackles the advancement of individual corporate sectors due to the involvement of women workers.

April 23, 2023
April 23, 2023

Only books and longing for this year’s Eid

Since I did not have a busy itinerary on Eid days, books were my unwitting companions

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